The Thirteenth Print
(Year:1893)

Nobody knew his real name. He called himself Cheiro the Great, and he was the best-known, best-paid fortune teller in the world.
Several years earlier he had made the headlines in England by deducing the identity of a murderer after studying a bloody handprint on a grimy wall. Now, the cynical New York reporters demanded proof of Cheiro’s skills. They invited him to look at thirteen palm prints, then to describe the various people who had made these prints.
Within ten minutes, he had correctly described the donors of twelve of the prints, but hesitated before getting to the thirteenth print. He explained that, "I refuse to reveal this print to anyone but the owner, because it is the mark of a murderer. He’ll give himself away through his own self-confidence and he will die in prison."
The thirteenth print was that of Dr. Henry Meyer, who was then in Tombs prison charged with murder. Meyer was convicted, and died a few months later in an institution for the criminally insane.